Meaning & use
vaster
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Comparative form of 'vast'; greater in size, extent, or degree.
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The desert seemed even vaster once the sun dipped below the horizon.
Her knowledge of the subject was vaster than anyone on the panel had expected.
A note on using this word
Comparative and superlative forms of 'vast' are sometimes formed with 'more'/'most' in careful writing, but 'vaster'/'vastest' remain standard and widely used.
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